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EACH SQUARE FOOT
SELLS FOR $233.
New York, Oct. 27. Striking tes
timony to the value of land in New
York's financial district was offered
, in the sale of a plot, 40 by 42 feet,
for $450,000. The land which was
thus sold for $233 a square foot is
situated in the immediate vicinity
of Wall street and will be occupied
by a bank building.
BOARDER PAYS HALF BILL
AFTER COW EATS TROUSERS.
Springfield. 111.. Oct. 26. When
cow stoie into Mrs. Mary Kirchas
ki's back yard and gobbled up two
pairs of pants belonging to B. Bul
lett, that were hanging on a line, it
started a mess of trouble. Bullett, a
boarder, refused to pay a $47 board
bill. Mrs. Kirchaski called the law
in. The 'aw. after arguing pro and
con, decided Bullett would be recom
pensed b" paying but half of the
bill.
BABY FINGER-PRINTS
OUTDO ALL ART.
- New York, Oct. 27. Baby finger
prints on the wall paper are the
finest example of moral art. This
was the decision in the Bronx mu
nicipal court of Justice Robitzek,
dismissing a suit to recover damages
because a baby had embellished the
interior decorations of an apartment
by a frieze all its own.
'This would be a happier world,"
the justice said, "if baby fingers
could only make their imprint on
the hearts of men and women. I
would rather see the print of baby
fingers on my walls than have them
adorned with the world's master
pieces.
' SMART HOSE WORTH
WEIGHT IN GOLD.
Paris, Oct. 27. Smart clothes in
Paris this season are the costliest
on record. Many articles are ac
tually worth more than their weight
in gold, which is three francs ten
centimes per gramme. Silk gauze
stockings cost over four francs,
smart veils IS francs, four trimmed
opera cloaks 12 francs, and the
simplest frocks four.
$75,000 PAINTING
BOUGHT FOR $75.
Paris, Oct. 27. A Dutch museum
has offered $75,000 for a new Rem
brandt recently purchased at auc
tion. It is a portrait of the Belgian
priest, De Schuller,'' and fetched
only $75. The painting had sold at
that ridiculous price because the
auctioneer had attributed it to an
obscure artist.
The purchaser renovated the can
vas and submitted the portrait to
experts, who discovered it to be the
finest specimen of Rembrandt's art
known to be in existence.'
LITTLE WILLIE RUNS
WHEN CAMERA COMES.
London, Oct. 27. Former Crown
Prince Wilhelm again has been
forced to retreat. ' His latest with
drawal took place cm the Wieringen
front, his island sanctuary, and the
enemy was a party of Dutch Canttra
men in a Bat aeroplane, piloted by
Maj. O. Draper formerly of the
royal air forces.
"We started out from Amsterdam
on the- 50-mile trip to Willie's
home." said Major Draper, in de
scribing his trip. "I planned to get
great height, mark the house and
swoop down as noiselessly as pos
sible. Mistaking the house, we
found ourselves over the village
school.
"I brought the plane -around,
skimmed the garden wall and sailed
over into Willie's garden. The
former German heir was lolling in
an easy chair, and when he looked
up and saw a battery of cameras
trained on him, he beat it, probably
thinking cf machine guns. He did
not come back."
OUTDANDIES DANDIES
WITH VIOLET SUIT.
Paris, Oct. 27. (By Universal
Service.) A worldwide search for
violet cloth has been instituted as
a result of King Alfonso having set
the fashion of violet evening dress
for 'men at the staid presidential
banquet, where he was the guest of
honor.
President Poincare and the other
guests, all attire.d in formal evening
dress, were almost stunned by sur
prise when the Spanish monarch ap
peared wearing a vivid violet swal
lowtail with a fancy waistcoat and a
pink tie.
Andre De Fouquiere, the acknowl
edged authority on dandyism in Eu
rope, altogether disapproves the
novel style and is launching an en
tirely new fashion for real 'Aristo
crats," consisting of the adoption
of the cheapest costumes obtainable,
namely a business suit for $25.
M. Fouquiere attended the races
wearing a drab gray sack suit, caus
ing a mild sensation.
WOMEN MAY SIT
IN HOUSE OF LORDS.
London, Oct. 27. The House of
Commons adopted an amendment to
the pending bill for the removal of
sex disqualifications, permitting
women to sit and vote in the House
of Lords. The amendment was
adopted, 171 to 84.
ADVOCATES LOTTERY
TO OBTAIN MONEY.
London, Oct 27. In order that
Great Britain may obtain the much
needed money to pay the interest
on the war and meet the present
excess of expenditures over income.
Ansten Chamberlain, chancellor of
the exchequer, is to be urged in the
House of Commons to raise funds
by means of a lottery loan, similar
to. the proposed French loan, of
$12,000,000,000.
Sir Clement Kinloch Cooke, the
foremost advocate of a premium
Knnil feenp said?
"I am raising the question in Par
liament If we do not have a loan
similar to that proposed in France
much British money undoubtedly
win h withdrawn from productive
industries and sent to France for
investment m the lottery. Mate lot
teries in Spain bring a lot of money,
why not ia England? The idea ap
peals to nine-tenths of the people
who would not invest in an ordinary
state loan, but would flock to a
- state lottery. It would pay the
government, because it would be
able to issue the bonds at 3 instead
; S oer cent " -
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CONFRONT
THE ISSUE
President of United Mine
Workers Sends Out Call to
District Heads to Discuss
Wilson's Recent Statement.
PROMPTED BY A DESIRE
TO MOVE DELIBERATELY
Strike Order Still in Effect
and Will Be Operative Friday
Night "Unless Something
Happens" Meantime.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 27. Con
fronted by the demand of President
Wilson that the strike call, which
would' stop production of s'oft coal
in the -United States, be rescinded,
John L. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, by telegraph invited some .is
district presidents of coal producing
stales and members of the miners'
scale committee to meet with the
iiifprnstinnnl Pvriltivi hoard at 10
a. m. Wednesday to confront tile
strike issue.
Th o,-finn nf Mr T.ewis. he
ctQtr1 was nrrtmntfH hv a desire to
move with full deliberation in a sit
uation, the seriousness of which
cannot be gainsaid. '
Committees Called In.
Tliirtv-tuin mpnihprs constitute
the full scale committee of the cen
tral competitive field, which com
prises the states of Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois and western rennsyivania.
of the scale committee are being
called in," President Lewis said, "to
council with the executive board by
reason of the president's statement.
What final action will be taken I
cannot presume to forecast."
Mr. Lewis said the strike order
was in effect and would be opera
tive Friday at midnight unless some-
tliirifT liannn man while tn alter
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the situation. The executiye board
would have authority, he stated, to
postpone or suspend the strike or
der siihiect to the will of the mem
bership of the union.
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Lewis expects .to reacn inuiaim-
polis at 2:40 p. m., where he will
nilra wrmit ri tirtfie for
llian y i v j;m uviv'iiij v v ... .
Wednesday of the International exe
cutive board. He said tonight he
exnected no devtrlooments nrior to
this conference.
Denies Fabulous Earnings.
RnnHinir statimnt that coal
miners were earning $10 or $15 a
day as "absurd" Mr. Lewis said the
average pay of miners in the bitu
minous field for the year 1918, which
he declared was the best 12 months
in mine workers annals, was $l,ia
v.ir Hp iWlinerl tn he drawn
into a statement as to whit the
maximum earnings of a miner under
favorable circumstances might be,
Mid .grninoe n( 'Mav men
UUh O.IU v ,
amounted to between $4.25 and $5
a day. These include tracK lasers,
drivers, mechanics and laborers.
Coal diggers, he admitted, can make
more money than that, iie ex
plained, however, that wages of
minrrc pri curtailed bv the fact
that mines operate on the average
of only three or tour days a weeK.
This condition, he said, made neces
sary a shorter day and week in
order to furnish continuous employ
ment as embraced in wage demands
cttractd Hv miners earlv in the
conferences. Other demands include
60 per cent increase in wages, time
ami o half fnr overtime, and elim
ination of the strike penalty clause.
T ... m. '- . . -J tnnif.llt Vl A
in a siaiemeni issuru iuuiisu
said to clear up popular misappre-
(ConHnwd on fM' Flv. Column Three)
Committee Repbrts
New Legislation to
"Americanize Aliens
Washington, Oct. 27. Legislation
Ac',cmA tn Americanize aliens IS
contained in a bill reported by the,
, . 1. I. - n
senate lauor committee wmu
vestigated the steel strike. The bill,
...wi, nra nlac.ed on the calendar
with a view to early consideration,
provides for. co-operation Detwecn
the states and the federal govern
ment in educationg aliens.
There are 8,000,000 illiterates over
10 years of age in the country, Sen
ator Kenyon estimated, urging the
committee bill as "fuel for the
American melting pot."
. In presenting the bill Senator
Kenyon of Iowa, chairman of the
committee, emphasized education of
illiterate aliens as a measure to curb
radicalism. The senate, he said, will
be "astounded" at facts gathered in
the steel inquiry regarding alien il
literacy. "Give these illiterate aliens a
chance to become good American
citizens," said . Mr. Kenyan, "and
after that if they do not do it they
ought to be compelled to leave this
country."
President Roosevelt, Senator Ken
yon said, was the "supreme Ameri
can," and it was fitting that the
Americanization bill should be
launched on his birthday. . .
JOHNSON LOSES
AMENDMENT TO
PEACE TREATY
Was' Designed to Equalize
American and British Voting
in League of Nations.
Washington, Oct. 27. The John
son amendment to the peace treaty,
designed to equalize American and
British voting strength in the
league of nations, was rejected in
the senate by a vote of 38 to 40.
On the roll call. whichcame un
expectedly during a lull in the de
bate, two democrats joined the re
pubicans supporting the amendment
and nine republicans voted with
the democrats against it. Of 18 sen
ators absent or oaired. four reDub-
licans and two democrats were re
corded as favoring it and 12 demo
crats as opposing it.
The senate then took up the
Moses amendment on the same sub
ject, the last survivor of 46 recom
mended bv the foreign relations
committee. Over the opposition of
the administration leaders action
on this measure was postponed, the
senate adopting, 43 to 36, Repub
lican Leader Lodge's motion for a
recess until Tuesday.
Wanted Vote at Once.
When the senate met the leaders
had not hoped for a vote before
tomorrow, but a rambling debate of
an hour and a half, during which
nearly every current subject the
league had been discussed, it was
decided not to wait on the senators
who had announced they would
speak on the amendment this week.
When Democratic Leader Hitchcock
asked that a" time be set for a roll
call during the afternoon, Mr. Lodge,
replied he saw no reason why the
vote should not be taken at once.
The suddenness with which the
roll call began apparently took the
administration forces by surprise
and although they had counted on
a majority of six or eight, so many
senators were absent that a sigh of,
relief went up from the democratic
side when the result was announced.
It was by far the narrowest margin
byl which any of the. committee
amendments had been defeated.
Support Moses. ,
During the remainder of the day
speeches - supporting the Moses
amendment were made by .Senators
Sherman, Illinois; McCormick, Illi
nois; Knox, Pennsylvania, and
Watson, Indiana, all republicans.
Senators Hitchcock and McCumber,
republican, North Dakota, op
posed it. '
Senator Knox, a former secretary
of state, declared the preponderance
of British, representation in the
league was "not calculated to foster
salutary understanding" among the
British speaking peoples and denied
that to amend the treaty would lead
to prolonged negqtiations or shut off
this country from the benefits of
peace. Full official relations could
be re-established with Germany, he
declared, as soon as the treaty had
been ratified by three allied powers
and Germany.
Senator Hitchcock opposed the
amendment as unnecessary and like
ly to endanger the whole treaty,
while Senator McCumber said he
was in accord with its principle, but
thought the same object could be
accomplished ,by resumption. Sen
ator Sherman attacked the treaty in
detail and Senator McCormick
quoted from Theodore Roosevelt to
support a plea for the preservation
of nationalism.
Charges Hitchcock.
Charging Senator Hitchcock with
inconsistency, Senator Watson
quoted declarations of the demo
cratic leader opposing an arbitration
treaty negotiated with Great Brit
ain in 1912. At that time, said Mr.
Watson, Senator Hicthcock opposed
entangling alliances and was fearful
that, even an arbitration treaty
would foster their domination over
this country.
Senator Lodge's motion to recess
was made after the senate had been
in session for nearly seven hours,
and Senator Hitchcock, declaring he
saw no reason why a vote should
not be taken, demanded a record
vote on the recess motion. The re
suit- was a strict party vote with the
exception of Senator Sheilds, demo
crat of Tennessee, who voted with
the republicans for a recess.
"New" Mayor of Canton
Adds to Police Force
Canton, O., Oct. 27. Exaction
from all law-enforcing officers of
strict compliance with their duties,
and above all maintenance of law
and order "without fear or favor"
will be demanded by Acting Mayor
H. A. Schrantz of Canton of city
officials,. Announcement of his pol
icy was made in a statement is
sued." The first official act of the succes
sor of Mayor Charles E. Poorman,
following the latter's suspension by
Governor Cox for alleged ineffi
ciency, was to ask the city council
for $5,000 to add extra men to the
local police force to maintain order
in the strike areas. If extra police
are provided, the acting mayor said,
he would request company officials
to keep mill-guards on company
property.
,
Seize Ripe Olives.
Detroit, Mich., Oct 27. Seizure of
all ripe olives in the stocks of local
retail stores was begun because of
the deaths of five persons who at
tended a dinner last week, at which
the fruit was served. Chemical
analysis showed the olives contained
poisonous bacilli
CARRANZA
BLAMED IN
KIDNAPING
Official information From
Mexico City Indicates Presi
dent's Soldiers Implicated in
. Capture of Jenkins.
CONSUL AGENT FREED
WHEN RANSOM IS PAID
Friends Had to Make Up
$150,000 Demanded by
Mexican Abductors, Which
U.S. Says it Will Not Refund.
Washington, Oct. 27. Official in
formation received from Mexico
City indicates that Carranza soldiers
unquestionably were implicated in
the kidnaping of William O. Jen
kins, the American consular agent
at Puebla, who was abducted Octo
ber 19 and released only after his
friends in Puebla had paid to the
kidnapers $150,000 in American
gold.
State department officials have
not been officially notified of the
implication of Carranza military in
the boldest kidnaping of an Ameri
can in the history of recent year9
in Mexico, but it is known that they
look to the Mexican government to
reimburse promptly the friends of
Jenkins.
U. S. Won't Pay Ransom.
The American government, it was
said today at the departmentrdoes
not intend to pay any 6f the ransom
money either directly or indirectly.
Officials expressed their belief that
President Carranza would be glad
to repay the friends of the consular
agent. 1
The department had no news re
garding the release -of Jenkins dur
ing the day except a message from
the ' American embassy in Mexico
City saying that "Third Secretary of
Embassy Hanna reported from
Puebla that Jenkins had sent word
from within the federal lines that
he was free and was returning to
Puebla.
Reports regarding Jenkins' physi
cal condition and details of his kid
naping have been asked by the de
partment and it was announced that
information regarding the case
would be made public as soon as
received.
Possibly Mistrated.
It is feared that he was mistreated
by his captors since it was reported
unofficially that he was going to the
American hospital for treatment
"The department, however, had no
information confirmatory of the re
port. Both the State department and
the War department are co-operating
with Mexican authorities in an
investigation of the deaths of Lieu
tenants C. H. Connolly and Frede
rick B. Waterhoilse, army aviators,
whose bodies were found in Lower
California. The information at the
disposition of the State department
it was said today is not sufficient to
warrant the official charge tha the
two men were murdered, although
that has been reported to the de
partment. Arrives at Home.
Hanford, 111., Oct. 27. Informa
tion of the arrival at his home at
Puebla,. Mex., of William Oscar
Jenkins' following his release by
Mexican bandits who kidnaped him
a week ago was received by his
father, John W. Jenkins, here Mon
day from his daughter Anne. "
Ex-Kaiser's Former Study
Ransacked by Thieves
Berlin, Oct. 27, The latest of the
former imperial castles to be visited
by burglars is that at Wilhelms
hohe. The ex-kaiser's former
study was ransacked, the thieves
getting away with valuable pieces of
ornament and a number of oil paint
ings. Lamar Sentence Upheld.
Washington, Oct. 27. Conviction
of David Lamar and Henry B. Mar
tin in New York in 1917 on charges
of conspiring to prevent the manu
facture and shipment of war muni
tions to the allies was in effect up
heM by the supreme court, which
declined to review the case. Lamar
and Martin were sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment
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UKE DEAR OLD
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The Bee's Free Shoe Fund is now
soliciting your contributions for the
benefit of shoelsss school children
who otherwise might be kept out of
their schooling.
Last year this fund took care of
over 300 children with good, warm
covering for their little feet going
to and from school.
It will take more money this year
than last to buy the same munber
of shoes for the shoe-less tots.
Every cent for shoes not a penny
for administration. '
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14 BROTHERHOOD
LODGES VOTE TO
STRIKE THURSDAY
Chicago Switching District Men
Take Secret Ballot
on Sunday.
Chicago, Oct. 27. Fourteen
lodges of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen, representing 12,
000 men in the Chicago switching
district, voted at a secret meeting
Sunday to strike Thursday unless
their wage demands are met in full.
A vote on the proposition is in
progress in the other lodges of the
180,000 trainmen throughout the
country.. .
A . committee of the brotherhood's
grand lodge, headed by President
W. G. Lee, will confer with Director
General Hines in Washington Wednesday.-
.. .
Included in the trainmen's broth
erhood, which is onesof the "big
four," are all passenger "and freight
brakeraen and suburban service.
Around-World Aerial
Derby to Start July 4
For $1,000,000 Prizes
Lo Angeles, Oct. 27. The first
aerial derby around the world for
prizes totaling $1,000,000 is' sched
uled to start July 4, 1920,. and end
on or before January 3, 1921, ac
cording to announcement made here
by Alan R. Hawley, president of
the Aero club of America, a mem
ber .of which is making a tour, of
the world to locate control stations
for the aircraft expected to partici-i
pate in the derby. The commission,
headed by Commodore Louis D.
Beaumont, arrived here today.
Mr. Hawley also made public
rules governing the proposed con
test which is to be held by the
International Aeronautical " Federa
tion under the auspices of the Aero
club of America and the Aerial
league of America.
The zone of travel will be con
fined to the area between 60 degrees
north latitude and 15 degrees south
latitude. Within this zone the con
testants may select their own route
and way of travel, provided they
report to at least one control on the
American, European, , Asiatic and
African continents, and cross the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The contest committee believes,
Mr. Hawley said, that in allowing
the contestants to choose their own
foute the advantages of different
routes will be developed. (
Vice-President Welcomes
' Belgians to Washington
Washington, Oct 27. King Al
bert, Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Leopold of" Belgium arrived in
Washington shortly before 9 o'clock
Monday night for a three days' visit
with officials of the nation's capital.
The royal party received a most en
thusiastic welcome at the station,
where it was met by Vice President
Marshall and other high government
officials. "
President of Ireland Is
Greeted By 4,000 Sons and
Daughters of Erin Here
Eamonn De Valra Gives His Reasons Why fhis Coun
try Should Espouse the Cause of Irish Freedom, in
Speech at Creighton University Gymnasium Op
poses League of Nations as Not Harmonizing With
Ireland's Views.
An enthusiastic gathering of 4,000
Irish men and women assembled in
the auditorium of Creighton univer
sity gymnasium last night to hear
Eamonn De Valera, president of the
Irish republic, present In his char
acteristic rnannei me present cause
of Ireland.
De Valera spoke for more than au
houri and a half and in impassioned
words, which brought forth frequent
outbursts of applause, he showed
wherein the proposed league of na
tions covenant does not harmonize
with the Irish point of view, and he
uttered many bitter denunciations
against Great Britain. -
Boland Not Here.
The distinguished speaker of the
evening was greeted by thunderous
applause when he stepped upon the
stage in company with J. H. Han
ley, George Holmes, P. C-Heafey,
Dr. M. J. Ford, Archbishop Harty,
Dr. W. J. McCrann, Rev. Michael
J. Shine of Plattsmouth, J. P. Sut
ton of Lincoln and others who were
on the general committee.
The Creighton university orches
tra played for half an hour. before
the meeting, which was called to or
der by Mr. Holmes, who introduced
Mr. Sutton as permanent chairman.
Announcement was made ' that
Harry Boland, known as "T.he Fiery
Gael," was unable to ; come to
Omaha, owing to matters which
called him to New York. Frank
P. Walsh of Kansas City, another
speaker who had been announced
for the meeting, was detained in
Kansas City, where he is in the
midst of an important court case.
Mayor Extends Welcome.
A delegation representing the
O'Neill Monument association went
to Pacific Junction yesterday to
meet De Valera. A committee of
prominent Omahans met the Irish
president at Burlington station at
6:05 and escorted him to the Fonte
nelle hotel.
One -of the preliminaries of the
medting was the reading of a tele
gram from Mayor Ed P. Smith, who
is in Florida.' The message read:
"Rev. Edward Flanagan: Regret
am unable to welcome Eamonn De
Valera to Omaha and I ask you to
do so for me. He is the representa
tive of a race that has never failed
to respond when the liberties of
others were in danger. I trust he
may soon see his own people en
joying liberty and independence."
Speaks in Gaelic.
Speaking a few lines in the Gaelic
language, De Valera then said: "This
is to show that the English have
failed to kill our language in Ire
(Continued on Pace FWe, Column Five.)
33 Warships at Bjorko
Protected by Islands
From the Bolsheviki
Viborg, Finland, Oct 27. More
than 33 warships, including four
light cruisers, are at the allied naval
base t Bjorko, a short distance
southeast of Viborg, where also is
situated a large British airdrome.
The vessels are protected from bol
shevik submarines by a net of isl
ands 1,000 yards apart The corre
spondent learns that British air
planes from Bjorko and1 Terijoki
have been bombarding Kronstadt al
most daily for three months.
First Woman Magistrate.
New York, Oct. 27. Mrs. Jean H.
Norris has become the first woman
magistrate of New York. It is ex
pected she will be assigned to duty
in the weman's court upon the rec
ommendation of Mayor Hylan, who
gave her a temporary appointment
to fill the vacancy caused by the ill
ness of Magistrate Mathew P.
Breen. Mrs. Norris is president of
the Woman Lawyers' association, a
national organization.
President Wilson
Continues to Mend;
Transacts Business
Washington, Oct 27. President
Wilson continues to improve and
so satisfied was Rear Admiral Gray
son with his condition that he was
permitted to transact some execu
tive business in addition to the pro
hibition enforcement bill, which he
vetoed late in the day.
Soon after breakfast the president
asked Dr. Grayson that Secretary
Tumulty be called, and come
pardon cases which were awaiting
executive action began soon. He
acted on the latter at once and also
signed some minor bills that had ac
cumulated at the White House dur
ing the last few days.
Dr. Grayson issued no formal bul
letin Monday night as to the presi
dent's condition,, but said that Mr.
Wilson had spent "a good day."
Tokio Privy Council
Approves Peace Pact
Tokio, Oct 27. The privy coun
cil Monday approved the German
peace treaty. I
DRY BILL
REPASSED
BY HOUSE
Acts Within Less Than Three
Hours After Wilson Notifies
Congress He Would Not Sign
Prohibition Measure.
VOTE IS 22 ABOVE
REQUIRED TWO-THIRDS
Leaders in Senate Begin to
Lay Plans to Repass Bill
There One Hope for "Wet
Spell" Over Christmas.
Washington, Oct. 27 President
Wilson unexpectedly vetoed the
prohibition enforcement bill today
and within three hours the house
had repassed it over his veto by a
vote of 176 to 55. The total vote
was barely more than a majority
of the entire membership.
Dry leaders in the senate imme
diately began laying plans to repass
the bill there. They expect to ask
unanimous consent for its consid
eration tomorrow, claiming enough -.
votes to put it through. They ex
pect to act oi) it by Wednesday at
the latest.
The president refused to sign the
bill because it included the enforce
ment of wartime prohibition.
The-objects of wartime prohibi
tion, the president said in his veto,
had been satisfied and "sound public
policy makes clear the reason and
necessity for its repeal."
Issues Easily Reparable.
It would not be difficult, the
president held,. for congress to deal
separately with the .two issues.
The veto hit congress like a crack
of lightning. The house, getting
on its feet again, deserted its lead
ers, who wanted to defer consid
eration until Thursday so as to
round up all the dry members. But
the drys swept into the chamber
and showed there was an over
whelming sentiment among them to
give the government ample wea
pons for dealing with the ' liquor
traffic, now outlawed throughout
the land. t
Nobody had really professed to
know that the president would veto
the bill. Republicans and democrats
alike and the countless multitude
that had sorrowfully watched the
passing of the bars thought it
would become a law without his
signature. Attorney General Palm
er, it was said, had declared it con
stitutional. But the president, propped up in
bed, dictated and then signed a
veto message and sent it along to
congress without worrying, appar
ently, about what congress might
do.
Prohibition leaders predicted to
night that the refusal-of the house
to accept the president's veto meant
that the sale of liquor would Jiot be
permitted again in the life of this
and many other generations. '
One Hope Remains.
One hope remains for the talked
of "wet spell" before prohibition be
comes effective before constitutional
amendment in January.
It is that the German peace treaty
may be ratified and that the presi
dent may declare peace and demobi
lization of the army and navy. Some
legal experts contend that would
automatically annul the wartime
prohibition law.
But there is a legal question in-,
volved as to whether the ratifica
tion of the treaty with Germany
alone will accomplish that end. The
wartime prohibition act was passed
at a time when the United States
was at war with both Germany and
Austria-Hungary. Hostilities, how
ever, actually had ceased. Some
law officers here are inclined to be
lieve that it may not be ended until
both treaties are ratified.
On the other hand, friends of the
administration who profess to know
its plans say they expect to see the
wartime prohibition ban lifted by
presidential proclamation as soon as
the German treaty is ratified. ,
Cohorts Summoned.
Word that the enforcement act
had failed to meet presidential ap
proval was flashed from the White
House a few minutes before 4
o'clock, an hour or more before h
was officially laid before the house,
Instantly wet and dry forces wert
summoning their respective cohorts,
prepared for any break. But there
was no thought in the minds of the,
leaders that immediate action wad '
contemplated. r
. Some of the dry leaders suggest- . i
ed that it might be wise to repeal ,
the wartime act, as the president
suggested last spring, so far as it
related to light wines and beers,
mindful of the protest against sup
pression of these products. But 'if
this plan was discussed generally
in the cloakrooms it apparently did
not gain favor, for outside the mem
bers were gathering for the fight
House in Uproar. .
The house was in an uproar when
the president's message was read.
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